September 08, 2019

Published: 08 Sep 2019 19:09 BdSTUpdated: 09 Sep 2019 04:09 BdST

News in photos: September 08

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers which have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar draw crowds every day. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers which have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar draw crowds every day. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers which have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar draw crowds every day. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers which have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar draw crowds every day. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

A fire erupted in the basement of the Election Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon Sunday late night. It damaged electronic voting machines or EVMs stored there before the firefighters were able to bring it under control after around an hour. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Firefighters working in the basement of the Election Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon in the wee hours of Monday after a fire incident was reported. They were able to bring the fire under control after around an hour. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

A fire erupted in the basement of the Election Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon Sunday late night. It damaged electronic voting machines or EVMs stored there before the firefighters were able to bring it under control after around an hour. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Firefighters working in the basement of the Election Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon in the wee hours of Monday after a fire incident was reported. They were able to bring the fire under control after around an hour. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

A fire erupted in the basement of the Election Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon Sunday late night. It damaged electronic voting machines or EVMs stored there before the firefighters were able to bring it under control after around an hour. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Firefighters working at the Election Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon in the wee hours of Monday after a fire incident was reported. They were able to bring the fire under control after around an hour. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Guests at the launch of Jahaji, an app to book and track lighter vessels for transporting goods on inland routes at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday.

Guests at the launch of Jahaji, an app to book and track lighter vessels for transporting goods on inland routes at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman placing a wreath on the grave of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy on his 127th birth anniversary on Sunday.

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Catkins or phragmite grass flowers have bloomed by the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra on the fields of Dhaka's Aftabnagar. This photo was clicked on Sunday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Motorcyclists ply a footpath in the capital's Gulshan-1 on Sunday despite police cracking down on the practice. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Motorcyclists ply a footpath in the capital's Gulshan-1 on Sunday despite police cracking down on the practice. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

A three-month prison sentence has failed to deter motorcyclists as they continue to mount footpaths in the capital. In this photo clicked on Dhaka's Gulshan-Mohakhali Link Road, bikers are seen plying a footpath to beat the traffic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

A three-month prison sentence has failed to deter motorcyclists as they continue to mount footpaths in the capital. In this photo clicked on Dhaka's Gulshan-Mohakhali Link Road, bikers are seen plying a footpath to beat the traffic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Rehman Sobhan, the chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks at the international conference on the Belt and Road Initiative organised by CPD at a hotel in the capital on Sunday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Rehman Sobhan, the chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks at the international conference on the Belt and Road Initiative organised by CPD at a hotel in the capital on Sunday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove